SECAUCUS AND BEYOND — RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns, an exhibition, is making their debut in Secaucus at the Meadowlands Exposition Center with thousands of hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins this October. Families walk along a scenic path with music designed for Halloween.
The event is filled with giant carved pumpkins, each of which takes 10 to 15 hours to carve. There are also multi-pumpkin structures that consist of dozens of illuminated jack o’lanterns assembled into life-sized pieces of art. You’ll see classic fan favorites like life-sized dinosaurs, dragons, and safari animals, as well as a number of new structures featuring time-honored characters from some favorite movies. Four live-carving stations are set up to watch artists create different types of displays right before your eyes in the Mini Carving Factory.
At The RISE, there’s always been a mixture of jack o’lantern art hand-carved from both real pumpkins and from life-like carveable artificial pumpkins. For the first time in 2016, there will be 5,000 carved and lit real pumpkins each weekend.
Ticket prices for children under 2 are free. Adults 13 to 64 are $26 and children 3 to 12 or seniors 65 and up are $22. Watch hudsonreporter.com in the future for more information!